Higuain Salary Info Released

Crew designated player Federico Higuain is the seventh-lowest paid such player in MLS, according to figures released today by the players' union.

Higuain, 27, is listed as making a base salary of $160,000 and his guaranteed compensation for 2012 is $324,000. The Crew also paid a $650,000 transfer fee to acquire Higuain.

Crew designated player Federico Higuain is the seventh-lowest paid such player in MLS, according to figures released today by the players' union.

Higuain, 27, is listed as making a base salary of $160,000 and his guaranteed compensation for 2012 is $324,000. The Crew also paid a $650,000 transfer fee to acquire Higuain.

On the Crew, Higuain's base salary is seventh behind Chad Marshall ($310,000), Jairo Arrieta ($216,000), Milovan Mirosevic ($200,000), Eddie Gaven ($190,000) and Olman Vargas and William Hesmer ($170,000). His guaranteed compensation is second only to Marshall ($341,000). Last season's designated player for the Crew, Andres Mendoza, was listed at $500,000 and $595,000, respectively.

Here's how he stands up to other DPs from around the league. I used the official list on the MLS website.